C.H. Robinson Is Removing Carriers Based on Safety Scores. A Supreme Court Decision Two Weeks Ago May Explain Why.

This article reports on a landmark Supreme Court decision (Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II) that eliminates preemption protection for freight brokers in negligent hiring claims, directly impacting how brokers assess and manage carrier risk. The timing analysis connecting the ruling to C.H. Robinson's immediate carrier delisting policy is substantive and consequential for all three audiences—operators face new eligibility scrutiny, agents must understand broker liability exposure, and wholesalers need to grasp the market repricing of carrier risk.

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